Employee Communications: Vermont
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Author: Heather Rider Hammond, Gravel & Shea PC
Summary
- Vermont requires various posters to be displayed at the workplace. See Vermont Posters.
- In Vermont, employment relationships are assumed to be at-will. See Employment At-Will.
- Vermont courts will enforce noncompetition and nonsolicitation agreements, so long as they are drafted to protect legitimate business interests, and are reasonable in scope and duration. See Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Agreements.
- Under some circumstances, Vermont employers can be liable for untruthful statements about employees. See Claims Against Employers for False Statements.
- Vermont has statutes and case law that regulate communications, including those of employees. See State Regulation of Employee Communications.